Western Power Distribution (South West) PLC, a Bristol based company has been fined after the death of one of its employees at a remote site in Cornwall. Truro Crown Court heard that on 16 January...

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North West farmer sentenced after man electrocuted
A North-West farmer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge after a man was electrocuted when the arm of his lorry mounted crane contacted overhead power lines. Manchester Crown Court heard...
Company fined after workers suffer serious burns
A Nottinghamshire foundry has been sentenced after two employees suffered serious burns from an electrical flashover. Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 2 September 2016, at BAS...
Interserve Facilities Management fined for safety failings
A facilities management contractor has been fined after multiple safety failings at a laboratory site for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge. Hove Crown Court heard...
Leicestershire company fined for health and safety failings after worker seriously injured
Sign-fitting contractor, AR Signs Limited, has today been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered multiple, serious burn injuries. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 14th...
Company fined after worker suffers electric shock
A North East company, Green North East Trading Bidco Limited, was sentenced today after a sub-contractor suffered an electric shock when he cut through a live cable. South Tyneside Magistrates’...